[Google released a video with some hints around what's on the near horizon with Project Ara.]

MobileTechNews -- This three minute video shows some tantalizing information about the upcoming Ara smartphone.

It is interesting, not only to see some prototype models, but also see what Google's doing on the engineering side with various breadboard and development configurations and to see some hints around the new phone's feature set.

A block and modular concept uses "permanent magnets hold it all together."

The "Ara Configurator App" allows you to browse through the world of Ara parts and put them together into different Ara phone configurations.